UNSPSC 50401769: Simmonds avocados

The variety of avocados known as simmonds avocados

UNSPSC 50401769 Simmonds avocados (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement, but the recent sourcing activity shows almost no demand for avocados specifically—instead, school districts, state criminal justice agencies, and child nutrition programs across the country are buying fresh produce broadly, with carrots, potatoes, apples, bananas, and other vegetables dominating the solicitations. State and local bodies soliciting under this code include school nutrition programs (primary driver), state departments of criminal justice, county school systems, city school districts, and child care providers. The issuing bodies span Georgia (Bulloch County Schools, Dougherty County Schools, Bartow County Schools, Bryan County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Glynn County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Henry County Schools, and Douglas County Schools), Texas (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Northside ISD, Austin ISD, McAllen ISD, Head Start of Greater Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Missouri (Rockwood Schools), and Muscogee County (Georgia). The code sees heaviest recent activity in Georgia and Texas, with institutional food service procurement concentrated in the K–12 school nutrition space.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the market reality. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issued RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks due July 29, 2026, requiring approximately 5,900 servings weekly for USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program participants, with organic produce preferred and local sourcing (within 400 miles) weighted at 15 percent of evaluation. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs in June 2026—IW253079 for carrots and IW253121 for sweet potatoes for canning, both due June 23, 2026—reflecting prison food service demand. The Douglas County School System, procuring on behalf of 30 Georgia school districts through the GEC Buying Cooperative, issued RFP SN 26-004 due March 4, 2026, covering approximately 72 produce line items with an estimated annual value of $4.4 million for Area One alone. Northside Independent School District (San Antonio) issued RFP 2026-048 due May 7, 2026, for fresh produce delivery to all campuses five days per week during the school year and summer school. The pattern is clear: avocado-specific opportunities are absent from recent state and local procurement; vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete on comprehensive fresh produce contracts where avocados, if purchased at all, are one item among dozens in a line-item bid structure dominated by staple fruits and vegetables.